It’s almost as if the US Open is the embodiment of something grander for Tiafoe, his version of that proverbial shining city on the hill.

Follow the US Open men 2020 Tennis match between Frances Tiafoe and John Millman live with Eurosport. The match starts at 3:00 PM on September 3rd, 2020.

Meanwhile, Tiafoe is a tennis fan’s favorite, often switching up his game mid-match—mixing up his shot selection, trying deeply weird and surprising things, often to tremendous effect.

Tiafoe wants tennis to modernize, and allow fans to scream and shout and have a great time the whole way through, just like they do at basketball and football and soccer games around the world.

Frances Tiafoe’s rise to the top echelon of tennis is an inspiration, but tennis officials are trying to build a U.S. system that relies less on kismet to produce a Black champion.

Tennis star Frances Tiafoe, who grew up in Hyattsville and trained in College Park, is embracing being the face of the DC Open.